James grant chalmers



l. G. .CHALMERS.

CIGARETTE MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, ms.

1 3 1 6,8 30 Patented Sept. 23, 1919.

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JAMES GRANT oriALMERs, or vANcoUvER, BR I TIsH comiMBIA; oA NAD A.

CIGARETTE-MAKING 'ivn'icnnee;

Specification of Letters Patent.

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To all whom it may c oncer'n.

Be lbkllOWlT that I, Litres GRANT CHAL- MERS, a subject of theKin'g'ofGre'at'Brit'ain, and'a resident of the cit of-Van'couver, in theProvince of British Columbia, Canada, have invented certain new-anduseful Improve'nfents in Cigarettedviaking Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cigarette makingmachines, andtheobj ect of my invention is to? provide asimply constructed andoperateddevice capable of be]- ing conveniently carriedabout the-person by meansof which completed cigarettes may be quickly and perfectly Ymanufactured by the'smoker, which device is adapted tocontain both asupply of tobacco and apacket of cigarette papers and is besidesprovided with means for moist'e'ning the "guinmed' edge of the papers. jl

i I attain" thisiobject by theconstruction illustrated in" theaccompanying drawings in which i WW Figure 1 isaviewof the machine,closed.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the machine.

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the apron and packet of papers inplace, the cover plate being removed.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a paper in place ready to receivethe tobacco.

Fig. 6 is a plan View of the devlce ready for inversion.

Similar figures of reference indicate similar parts throughout theseveral views.

1 indicates the casing of the machine, formed preferably as shown andhaving an opening 2 in its upper side adapted to be partially closed bya plate 3 mounted for longitudinal movement on the casing, the outer endof which late is turned clownwardly as at 5 in B ig. 2 and reduced inwidth to form with the sides of the casing slots 6 and 7, as shown inFig. 6. Disposed within the casing adjacent its front end is a tube 8 ofless width than the casing so that it is capable of lateral movementtherein, which tube contains mucilage and is fitted with a withdrawableplunger 9 adapted to extend through one side of the casing and aprojection 10 extending through a slot 11 in the bottom of the casing,by means of which projection the tube may be moved laterally to projectthe end of the plunger beyond the side of the casing so that it may begripped withdrawn, as moreffiilly scribedhereinafter. The tube- 8 formsa re'st ior the upper edge of a packet bfcigarette papers- '12 disposedon an 'inclinati'on within apron '16 formed of any-suitable materialhaviiigsecured to each end-'grippinghaiitlles l7 and 18, the handle 17teingvformea as flat plate havingclips 19- and 2Obn 'its underside andadapted to cooperate -'with the plate 3 to completely close the opening2, as shown in Figs. landj2; while the' l-iandle 18 is formed asanopen'fr-ame having a transversebar 21 by means of which a space i 22is provided in' the frame,thismember not only forming g rip for thepulling of the apron when rolling the cigarette but also actingas apap'erweigh'tto hbld the cigarette paperes in its proper position wheninverting the casing to deposit the tobacco thereon. The rear portion ofthe casing forms a chamber to hold the tobacco, as indicated by thenumeral 24 in Figs. 2, 3, and 4.

The manner in which my device operates may be described briefly asfollows. l/Vhen closed the machine is as shown in Fig. 1, the opening 2being then closed by the plates 3 and 17 and the plate 17 beingdetachably locked to the plate 3 owing to the engagement of its clips 19and 20 with the forward edge of plate 3, this engagement being effectedwhen closing the machine. Suppose now, the chamber 24 containing tobaccoand the packet of cigarettes being in place, as shown, with the apronfolded down on to the top side of the packet, it is desired to make acigarette. The plate 17 is disengaged from plate 3 and plate 3 is slidback allowing the apron to be unfolded and laid over the end of thecasing so that the packet 12 may be opened and a paper taken therefrom.The inner end of the apron to which is secured the frame 18 is then laidon top of the packet 12 and the outer end pulled outwardly until theportion remaining within the casing is just sufiicient to cover thepacket, when the cigarette paper 23 is then laid on the apron and theframe swung down thereonto to hold it in place, the upper edge of thepaper 23 then lying Within the space 22. The tube 8 is then movedlaterally so as to enable the plunger to be withdrawn, the moist end ofwhich is then drawn along the edge of the paper to moisten and gum thesame, the transverse bar 21 and upper bar of the frame acting as guidesfor the stroke of the plunger, after which it may be returned into thetube and the tube retracted to its normal position. The cover plate 3 isthen slid forward and the machine inverted, thus depositing tobacco fromthe chamber 24 on to the paper 23, the operation being finally completedby then swinging the frame 18 first upwardly in the slots 6 and 7 andthen pulling it outwardly while pressing downwardly on the cover plateto prevent spillin and to tighten the apron, this action having theeffect of rolling the paper tightly around the tobacco so that aperfectly formed and guinmed cigarette is discharged from the machine,the turned down end 5 of the plate 3 springing slightly upwardly topermit of the eXlt of the cigarette from the machine.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is:

1. In a cigarette making machine, a casing adapted to contain a packetof cigarette papers and divided thereby into two COllb partments therear one of which forms a container for tobacco, a longitudinallymovable apron connected within the front compartment one end of which isadapted to be laid on top of said packet to receive a fiat paper onwhich tobacco is deposited by the inversion of the machine and to bedrawn outwardly to roll said paper around the tobacco, and a grippinghandle for drawing said end outwardly, said handle adapted to lieon saidpaper during such inversion.

2. In a cigarette making machine, a casing having an opening in itsupper face provided with a slidable cover plate partially closing saidopening, said casing being adapted to contain a packet of cigarettepapers and divided thereby into two compartments the rear one of whichforms a container for tobacco, a longitudinally movable apron connectedwithin the front compartment one end of which is adapted to be laid ontop of said packet to receive a fiat paper on which tobacco is depositedby the inversion of the machine and to be drawn outwardly to roll saidpaper around the tobacco, a gripping handle on said end for drawing thesame outwardly, said handle being adapted to lie on said paper duringinversion, and a plate on the opposite end of the apron adapted fordetachable engagement with the said cover plate to complete the closureof the casing opening.

Dated at Vancouver, B. 0., this 5th day of September, 1918.

JAMES GRANT CHALMER-S.

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